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Noun: air bladder
  1. An air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
    "The fish adjusted its air bladder to swim at different depths";
    - swim bladder, float
     
  2. (botany) an inflated sac or bladder filled with air in some aquatic plants
    "Seaweed species often have air bladders to help them float"

Derived forms: air bladders

Type of: sac

Encyclopedia: Air bladder